Orissa Society of Americas Golden Jubilee (50th) Annual Convention Souvenir for Convention held in 2019 at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Odisha Society of the Americas Golden Jubilee Convention will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey during July 4-7, 2019. Convention website is http://www.osa2019.org. Odisha Society of the Americas website is http://www.odishasociety.org
Few other Hindu gods guide a regional consciousness, pervade walks of everyday life and define a collective psyche the way Lord Jagannath does in Odisha and its contiguous areas. Jagannath is metonymic of Odisha and the Odia way of life, arguably much more than any other god for a particular geography or its peoples. While not derecognising the historical and the spiritual aspects of Jagannath, Bonding with the Lord attempts to look at the deployment of Jagannath in contemporary cultural practices involving the sensorium in the widest sense. The project of a cultural Jagannath not only materialises him in people's everyday practices but also democratises scholarship on him. The expansion of the scope of research on Jagannath to cultural expressions in a more encompassing way rather than confining to 'elitist' religious/literary sources makes him an everyday presence and significantly enhances his sphere of influence. Jagannath's 'tribal' origin, his association with Buddhism and Jainism and his avatari status make him an all-encompassing, multilayered symbol and a treasure trove for multiple interpretations.
Kasalobi was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A french speaking country. He became a teacher at Boboto college after graduating from IPN, the national school of pedagogy in Kinshasa. As streets photographer, he made enough money to put himself back in school at ISC, an accounting college. That diploma led him to find a night job at Kinshasa Ndolo airport, there he started taking flying lessons with his boss' Cessna 150. The political situation in his native Congo obliged him to seek for asylum in the United States. That trip allowed him to accumulated flying hours at Acme school of Aeronautics at Meacham Field airport, in Fort Worth Texas. He later took his aviation ground school and his aviation technology at Mountain View College in Dallas Texas where he also studied correspondence, writing and reading. That helped him to become a reporter and DJ on the African Ambiance show at KNON radio, 89.3 FM. As one of the representatives of Congolese Community of Dallas and Fort Worth, Kasalobi co-wrote the community by-law and created l' Africana, a Congolese driving school. He lives in Hurst Texas and loves to travel, reason why he graduated from Swift University, a Phoenix Arizona transportation company at Lancaster Texas. Including Mexico and Canada, he is a US 48 states Swift truck driver. Kasalobi is an active internet Congolese political analyst and a full time writer.
This book provides a uniquely positioned contribution to the current debates on the integration of immigrants in Europe. Twelve social anthropologists—“strangers by vocation”—reflect upon how they were taken in by those they studied over the course of their long-term fieldwork. The societies concerned are Sinti (northern Italy), Inuit (Canadian Arctic), Kanak (New Caledonia), Māori (New Zealand), Lanten (Laos), Tobelo and Tanebar-Evav (Indonesia), Banyoro (Uganda), Gawigl and Siassi (Papua New Guinea) and a township in Odisha (India). A comparative analysis of these reflexive, ethnographic accounts reveals as yet underrepresented, non-European perspectives on the issue of integrating strangers, enabling the reader to identify and reflect upon the uniquely Western ideals and values that currently dominate such discourse.
As India Tries To Control Covid-19 Spread, Odisha Shows The Way India is on a complete 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Odisha government led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had taken a series of proactive measures even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced stringent measures to combat the global pandemic. Recognised globally for its response to natural disasters in the two decades since the devastating 1999 super cyclone, Odisha became the first state in the country to go in for a partial lockdown on March 21. A few days, it became the first state to announce two dedicated Covid hospitals.
Odisha Society of Americas 46th Annual Convention Souvenir for Convention held in 2015 at National Harbor, Washington re-published as Golden Jubilee Convention July 4-7, 2019 Atlantic City, New Jersey commemorative edition. Odisha Society of the Americas Golden Jubilee Convention will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey during July 4-7, 2019. Convention website is http://www.osa2019.org. Odisha Society of the Americas website is http://www.odishasociety.org
Join Chandidas Mohanty on an extraordinary journey through time in his remarkable memoir, "Kaleidoscopic Life." At 88 years young, Mohanty has penned a captivating account of his rich and eventful existence, inviting readers to relive a lifetime of treasured memories. From the humble beginnings of his parents' lives and their heartwarming union, Mohanty paints a vivid portrait of a bygone era. He shares the joys and challenges of his own birth and the arrival of his siblings, weaving a tapestry of familial love and resilience. With meticulous attention to detail, Mohanty chronicles his odyssey, from the blissful moments of his marriage to navigating the labyrinth of life as a dedicated official. Readers will be drawn into the world of his children, sharing in their growth and educational pursuits, while gaining insight into the values and traditions that shaped his family.